Camille Petit (politician)

In 1958, he participated in the official creation of the Union for the New Republic (UNR) of Martinique, a political party, he became departmental secretary from 1958 to 1965.

Throughout his political career, he demonstrated an unwavering attachment to the French nation and to republican values.

Sainte Marie's housing stock was extensively rebuilt, gaining a new quarter (Villeneuve), several schools, market buildings, a medical and educational centre, town hall and stadium.

He also arranged for the allocation of a plot of land to the SICA de Fonds Saint Jacques, which is now a historic site and cultural centre.

He is the grandfather of Maud Petit, member of the French National Assembly representing Val-de-Marne.

Fonds Saint-Jacques estate in 2017 - Father Labat's sugar factory, 17th century, warehouse, monastery, chapel ^{[

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